Environmental Science
Interdisciplinary Minor
The minor in environmental science enables students to receive a broad background both in the sciences and in the application of scientific principles to environmental problems.
Minor in Environmental Science
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses 1 | ||
| BY 108 & BY 109 | Human Population and the Earth's Environment and Laboratory in Environmental Science | 4 |
| BY 123 | Introductory Biology I | 4 |
| BY 124 | Introductory Biology II | 4 |
| CH 115 & CH 116 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| ES 101 & ES 102 | Physical Geology and Physical Geology Laboratory | 4 |
| Biology Electives | ||
| Select three courses from the following groups: | 9 | |
Biology | ||
| Climate Change and the Environment | ||
| Botany | ||
| Advanced Directed Readings | ||
| Tropical Ecology | ||
| Natural History of Vertebrates | ||
| Ecology | ||
Civil Engineering | ||
| Solid and Hazardous Wastes Management | ||
| Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring | ||
Chemistry | ||
| Undergraduate Research Experiences | ||
| Quantitative Analysis | ||
Marine Environmental Science | ||
| Coastal Zone Management | ||
| Costal Wetlands Ecology | ||
| Marine Ecology | ||
| Total Hours | 29 | |
| 1 | Note: All of these courses may also satisfy the Core Curriculum Area III: Natural Sciences requirement; check the Core Curriculum for your particular major. |
Grade Requirement
All courses applied to this minor must be completed with a grade of C or better.